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Winter Beekeeping


Adult / Adult Courses -
Summer 2026

Course Description

This class is for beekeepers with some experience. Topics are continually updated to include latest research on best practices and include fall mites, disease management, winter nutrition, evaluation, fall feeding, winter protection, emergency winter and spring feeding, and if there is time, a brief preview of Beekeeping 201, swarm management, spring flow, "supering", and making splits.

After the 4 Winter Beekeeping pre-scheduled class dates, Julia will work with the class to schedule a hive inspection. Date, time, and location to be determined with class input. 

Logistics

Instructor: Julia McGuire

  • Julia McGuire helps beginning beekeepers master basic skills and advanced beekeepers learn niche topics. She's kept bees in central Iowa since 2011 with a high rate of winter survival, has experience in filing ELAP due to tornado loss, and has recently taught beekeeping through the Farmer-to-Farmer program to rural populations in Jamaica and Honduras.
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  Julia McGuire


District Office : 103
Tuesdays, Jul 7 - Jul 28
6:00 - 7:30 PM

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Min Age   16 yr.

Price: $ 40 00